Vijay Singh used Cleveland, Callaway, TaylorMade, Never Compromise, and Titleist equipment en route to his fifth victory in six starts.
Vijay Singh used this gear to win the 2004 84 Lumber Classic:
Driver TaylorMade r7 quad 10.5°
3 Wood Cleveland Launcher 13°
9 Wood Callaway Steelhead 18° bent 7 degrees open to a 7-wood loft
Irons (3-PW) Cleveland TA1
Wedges (SW, LW) Cleveland 900 Gunmetal 54°, 60°
Putter Never Compromise Milled Series Prototype
Ball Titleist Pro V1x
You can pick up some Taylor Made Tour stuff on eBay for cheap.
Taylor Made last year dropped some clubs onto eBay, and it seems they’re doing it again this year. If you’re quick, you can snag some Taylor Made Tour clubs by searching for, of all things, “Taylor Made tour.” Bear in mind that a Tour driver may not suit your game. Retail clubs and Tour clubs are different beasts altogether. Tour clubs generally have square to open faces and heavier heads. Tour clubs aren’t covered by a warrantee, and their lofts may be off due to tweaking.
Still, if you’re looking for a deal, this may be the ticket!
Practice putting with your wedge to groove a steady stroke.
Practice putting with your wedge. Putting with a wedge will force you to remain quite still in order to make solid contact at or just above the equator of the ball. Good putters putt just as well with their wedges as they do with their putters.
Besides, learning to putt with your wedge will allow you to tape those two-footers in after great chip and pitch shots. <grin>
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The Big Break II premieres this evening at 9pm on The Golf Channel.
The Golf Channel’s original production The Big Break II begins its season tonight at 9pm on – duh – The Golf Channel.
The stakes for a chance to play big-time professional golf just got higher. The Golf Channel’s hit reality show – The Big Break – is back and heading for the bright lights and hot golf of Las Vegas for a new 11-week season.
The Big Break II pits 10 players against each other in challenges that test their golf skills and mental toughness. The last man standing wins an invitation to play four Nationwide Tour events in 2005, a 2005 Ford Five Hundred luxury sedan, and $10,000 from Nationwide.
My only real thought is this: couldn’t they just give the guy a Nationwide Tour card? Seriously. Four events? What would it really hurt? Anyway, the Big Break II is on in… about an hour. Don’t miss it. 🙂
Film yourself swinging to get a new look on your golf swing.
What you feel and what’s actually happening in a golf swing are often two very different things. Get a new eye: a video camera. Today’s digital video (DV) cameras cost as little as $300, and software lets you step through frame by frame. Record your swing from at least two angles – down the line and head-on – and compare the reality of your swing (the tape) to the “feel” of your swing (what you think you’re doing). You may be amazed by the differences.
Play a round of golf with three clubs.
Pick three clubs – any three clubs – and play a round of golf with them. Leave your woods at home and try to putt with a wedge instead of your putter. For example, a PW, 7I, and 4I might be ideal. You’ll learn how to hit huge, low hooks with your 4I to get maximum distance off of the tee. You’ll learn to pinch your wedge and lay off your 7I. Your putting stroke will improve as you attempt to make consistent contact with the blade of your wedge.
Singh wins his eighth and the all-time money title.
Vijay Singh has won his third tournament in a row, furthering his grip on the #1 Golfer in the World title and leaving Tiger Woods’ single-season earning record in the dust. Singh weathered a charge from Stewart Cink at the 84 Lumber Classic in Farmington, PA to take his eighth PGA Tour title in 2004. Singh’s 3-under 69 gave him a one-stroke victory just five days after signing an endorsement deal with 84 Lumber.
Woods’ best hope for reclaiming the top spot in the world rankings may be convincing Vijay to sign with Callaway. 🙂
On September 25, 1974 Mike Austin drove a ball 515 yards.
30 years ago today, Mike Austin set the world record for a drive in PGA competition.
On September 25, 1974 at the US National Senior’s Open Championship at Winterwood Course in Las Vegas, PGA pro Mike Austin drove the par 4, 450-yard fifth and rolled the ball 65 yards past the flagstick: a 515 yard drive. Austin, 64 at the time, used a steel-shafted, persimmon-headed club. Now 94 and living in Studio City, California, Austin still gives lessons.
